by Thinus Ferreira
Netflix has announced its first-ever Afrikaans TV drama series Ludik which will be released on 26 August as a 6-episode action series starring Arnold Vosloo, Diaan Lawrenson, Zane Meas and Rob Van Vuuren.
Ludik, produced by Rose and Oak Media of Anele Mdoda, Paul Buys and Frankie du Toit, revolves around Arnold Vosloo in the title role, appearing to be a wholesome family man running a successful furniture business - although behind-the-scenes he is involved in the crime underworld in South Africa where he crosses paths with murderers and mobsters.
Netflix tells TVwithThinus that the whole season was shot in 6 weeks on location, mostly
around Pretoria but also in and around Johannesburg.
Arnold Vosloo was recently in South Africa to appear in the Netflix Original feature film Silverton Siege.
According to the official Ludik logline from Netflix, "With his family in turmoil, jail time on the horizon and death imminent, Ludik must rely on both his old and new allies to prevail and save his everything"
Rose and Oaks Media says "Maximum woes (chaos) is what ensues. The series mixes some knuckle-busting action, over-the-top Afrikaans humour and loads of twists from start to finish".
Ludik is executive produced by Anele Mdoda, Paul Buys and Frankie du Toit, with Ian Gabriel and Harold Holscher as directors. Ludik was created by Paul Buys and Annemarie van Basten.
The rest of the Ludik cast includes Jandre LeRoux, Inge Beckman, Lea Vivier, Sean Cameron Michael, Tina Redman, Mzu Ntantiso, Tshamano Sebe, Dirk Stolz and Terence Bridgett.
Ludik forms part of the ongoing resurgence in the South African film career of Arnold Vosloo who returned to the country after a long Hollywood career to appear in 2019's feature film Griekwastad from Scene23 that was released on MultiChoice's DStv BoxOffice.
Arnold Vosloo followed that up with Silverton Siege that released on Netflix earlier this year.
